The streets of Saint Germain en Laye, part I !!!

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I have come here many times as it was very close to my old home you know in that other palace/museum and Saint Germain en Laye is nice too.  Needless for me to tell you it is one of my favorite cities in France ,and yes they are many!. My family enjoy it very much, and we remember well the times spent here shopping and eating. I have walked its streets and taste the great places we usually went. It is always with great memories that we have come here thereafter. And yes this is in Yvelines dept 78 of the Île de France region of my belle France. I have found me some pics in my cd rom vault that should allow me to update this older post with new text in my blog for you and me! Therefore, let me tell you about the streets of Saint Germain en Laye, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

One of our best street for walks and shopping was rue au Pain, and here you have at No 1 Father & Sons men’s clothing one of my favorites,and the wonderful bakery Pâtisserie Grandin at No 13, And if shopping here is not enough come to see the historically famous at No. 38 see in the courtyard of Claude Debussy’s birthplace, discover the magnificent wooden balustraded staircase, the only one still visible in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It dates from the end of the 17C. Take the stairs and climb to the first floor. You’re now at the Claude Debussy Museum (see post). The composer was born here on August 22, 1862. At No 50 Armand Thiery Femme our favorite modist for men and women this one my dear Martine favorite for woman clothing,The rue au Pain continues along the Mareil-Marly road.

The rue de Poissy has officially become pedestrianized. This new pedestrianization begins just after the entrance to the QPark car park and ends at Place du Vieux Marché. Tough as this was one of the ways we came into the City aka D190, and parked at the Qpark car park !, Here we enjoyed the bakery of Eric Kayser at no, 3, Also, the market at the place du Marché which passes next to it, and is a wonderful place to shop for fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meats etc we love it too, There is ,also, some above ground parking at Place de la Victoire, The rue de Poissy joins the Route de Poissy D190, which crosses the forest, on one side, and Le Pecq and Paris roads, which run along the Seine, on the other.

The Administrative Center of the City is on Rue Léon Désoyer,with the parking Clos saint louis Nord at No 117, It ,also passes by the old cemetery at No 78bis that repose in peace the commonwealth war graves WWI, Tomb of Jacques Fesch, and Jacques Tati, However, what was interesting here me think was the Wallace fountain green color at the corner of Rue Léon Désoyer and Rue d’Alger, This street continues into Rue de Pologne where my dear Martine shop at the Monoprix store and I found underground parking ! Zenpark 63 rue de Pologne !

The city of Saint Germain en Laye on its heritage: https://www.saintgermainenlaye.fr/792/envie-de/visiter-saint-germain-en-laye/histoire-et-patrimoine.htm

The local Seine Saint Germain tourist office on Saint Germain en Laye (see communes):  https://www.seine-saintgermain.fr/les-villes-et-villages/incontournables/patrimoine-musees-chateaux/

The Yvelines dept 78 tourist office on the streets and mansions of Saint Germain en Laye:  https://www.destination-yvelines.fr/randos-a-pied/demeures-dhistoire-a-saint-germain-en-laye/

The Île de France regional tourist office on Saint Germain en Laye:  https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/inspiration/itineraries/a-day-out-in-saint-germain-en-laye

There you go folks, a dandy walk to some beautiful sights in sublime Saint Germain en Laye, a royal town of France. Worth a detour or a train ride from Paris. You will be delighted. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the streets of Saint Germain en Laye ,part I !!! as I.

And remember , happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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